Thank GAAD, it’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day!

Today, May 9 marks GAAD, or Global Accessibility Awareness Day. A now truly worldwide event that encourages people to take time from their lives to observe, engage and discuss the needs digital accessibility and people with different disabilities.

As the organisers explain it, “The idea of a Global Accessibility Awareness Day started with a single blog post written by a Los Angeles-based web developer, Joe Devon. Jennison Asuncion, an accessibility professional from Toronto discovered Joe’s blog post purely by accident thanks to Twitter. After reading it, he immediately contacted Joe and they joined forces, leveraging their extensive and respective networks to realize the event.”